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Post by Vyckie D. Garrison on Jul 27, 2009 18:01:37 GMT -5
Okay ~ I had the idea to set up a separate web space devoted to getting my No Longer Quivering story into print. I'm planning to include info. such as my need for an editor, agent, funds, etc. nlqbookproject.wordpress.com/ Anyway ~ I am setting all of this up on wordpress ~ and I'm finding that I really, really like working on wordpress much better than blogger. It seems to me that someone mentioned that it's easy to convert a blogger blog over to wordpress ~ anyone know about that? What do you think ~ would everybody be distressed if I switched the blog over to wordpress? I know that changes can be a drag ~ but I really like the flexibility, the ease of use, and the look of wordpress. NLQ is still relatively new ~ it seems like if I'm going to make the change ~ now would be the time. Opinions, anyone?
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Post by charis on Jul 28, 2009 7:19:35 GMT -5
I like wordpress too, and I wouldn't mind a bit if you moved. I especially like the capability of having "pages" as well as posts and I think that would be great for your material!
Copying everything (including comments) is quite easy: On your wordpress dashboard, scroll down and look under "Tools" in the left sidebar, Click "Import" and follow the directions
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Post by debrand on Jul 28, 2009 8:13:13 GMT -5
Vyckie, it is so easy to tell that you care about the women who are trapped in this movement. There are some wonderful sites about egalitarian(I might have spelled that incorrectly) roles of men and women. I happen to think that their views on relationships are much more Biblically sound then wifely submission. Perhaps you could direct some of the women who want to remain Christian but leave the movement to their sites? Here is one: www.pursuingthetruth.org/studies/files/placeofwomen.htm
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Post by lorena on Jul 28, 2009 8:43:39 GMT -5
What charis posted about importing seems correct from what I've done helping others into WordPress from Blogger.
Additionally, there are a number of other options WP gives you, aside from hosting and spam-proofing that I'd be happy to walk you through.
~ L, freelance editor, writer, blogger and longtime reader of NLQ
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Post by Vyckie D. Garrison on Jul 28, 2009 8:45:43 GMT -5
Vyckie, it is so easy to tell that you care about the women who are trapped in this movement. There are some wonderful sites about egalitarian(I might have spelled that incorrectly) roles of men and women. I happen to think that their views on relationships are much more Biblically sound then wifely submission. Perhaps you could direct some of the women who want to remain Christian but leave the movement to their sites? Here is one: www.pursuingthetruth.org/studies/files/placeofwomen.htmdebrand ~ thanks for the suggestion. jlp and krwordgazer who have started working on the FAQ are planning to include info from the Christian egalitarian sites. For myself, I am too burned out on the bible to care much what it has to say on husband/wife/man/woman relationships ~ but as I told KR when she agreed to work on the FAQ: Having experienced a genuine personal relationship with God which really was my whole life ~ I would never think of trying to turn others away from their faith. When it happened to me, I really was so lost ~ and I still struggle to know what the heck I'm doing when I don't have chapter and verse for every decision. I am really only interested in providing QF women with a bit of much-needed relief ~ and if you have bible verses that give them permission to go easy on themselves ~ I'm all for it.
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Post by cereselle on Jul 28, 2009 10:20:59 GMT -5
I say go with whatever makes you happy. Also, it might be a good time to change the name-- 2spb doesn't seem to match with NLQ.
Speaking of 2, I hope Laura's okay. We miss her!
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Post by sargassosea on Jul 28, 2009 12:03:20 GMT -5
Vyckie! The Book Project site is fantastic! I do wish though that it would be easier to get to the 'donation' part - felt like I had to skip around a little bit too long? (Ima gonna get me a signed copy o' your book! Tell me I'm the first!) I am so glad you brought up the timeliness issue; the last thing The Cause needs is for your story to not be told to as many people as possible, as soon as possible. Having had some experience in TV, I do know that it is vitally important that you are able to write&publish your book 'right now' because: 1) consciousness is being raised 'right now' in popular media about oppressive religious groups (we can't let it slip away into America's short attention span...) and 2) the best exposure for an issue like this comes with the Publicity Junket which accompanies the publication of a book. (Hope you've thought ahead to Mike Huckabee inviting you on his Fox News show ) 'Kay - enough of me talking about what I know - I just want to wish you the best of luck with this and I'll be cheering you on all the way *edit to add: I did read your Hazelle birth experience post and am still not quite able to say anything...
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Post by Vyckie D. Garrison on Jul 28, 2009 12:31:38 GMT -5
Vyckie! The Book Project site is fantastic! I do wish though that it would be easier to get to the 'donation' part - felt like I had to skip around a little bit too long? (Ima gonna get me a signed copy o' your book! Tell me I'm the first!) I am so glad you brought up the timeliness issue; the last thing The Cause needs is for your story to not be told to as many people as possible, as soon as possible. Having had some experience in TV, I do know that it is vitally important that you are able to write&publish your book 'right now' because: 1) consciousness is being raised 'right now' in popular media about oppressive religious groups (we can't let it slip away into America's short attention span...) and 2) the best exposure for an issue like this comes with the Publicity Junket which accompanies the publication of a book. (Hope you've thought ahead to Mike Huckabee inviting you on his Fox News show ) 'Kay - enough of me talking about what I know - I just want to wish you the best of luck with this and I'll be cheering you on all the way *edit to add: I did read your Hazelle birth experience post and am still not quite able to say anything... I think you're right, Sea ~ it does take a lot of clicking to get to the donate button. It would be nice if wordpress would let me put a donate button in the sidebar ~ but so far, I haven't figured out how to do that. As far as timeliness goes ~ yeah, I really feel like now's my opportunity so I'd better get on with it. QF is becoming so popular within the home school community ~ sure would be nice to have some info. available to counter all the glowing testimonies which are drawing so many families into the movement. Mike Huckabee, huh? I would love to get an opportunity like that. LOL BTW ~ Hazelle was born on the 23rd.
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Post by Vyckie D. Garrison on Jul 28, 2009 12:48:22 GMT -5
Here's a cool something which came in my email this morning: Hello Vyckie. I have been following your NLQ blog since April and am fascinated by your story. I am very concerned about this "movement" and the effects it is having on so many children. I would like to help you have the time to spend time with your children and write your book. I wonder if it would be possible for me to sponsor your writing on a monthly basis? I am not independently wealthy but I can spare at least $20/month. Please let me know if you can, or will, accept such. Thank you, J. Fairy
Sponsors ~ I should have thought of that. I did set up a "subscribe" button to allow for monthly donations of $5 or $10 ~ guess I need to get a $20 button too. Lorena ~ the newest NLQ forum member who posted this morning ~ is helping me to get No Longer Quivering transferred over to wordpress. I have the blog posts imported ~ but there's a bunch of tweaking that needs to be done before the switch is made. I really want to have all of this finished up and the kinks worked out before the CBS documentary airs. Lorena and I discussed switching the forums at the same time ~ using a new forum which would integrate with wordpress ~ but after thinking more about it ~ and I really don't want to switch forums ~ members are already registered and used to the format ~ plus we have all the introductory posts which contain some very powerful stories. So ~ maybe once we get the blog transferred over, I could spend some time cleaning up the forums so that it's easier to navigate ~ if anyone has suggestions, or would like to help out with that, let me know, okay?
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Post by tapati on Jul 29, 2009 3:04:47 GMT -5
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Post by tapati on Jul 29, 2009 3:41:03 GMT -5
I have someone in mind to refer you to for editing, a woman with two published memoirs, and I've asked just now if she is busy with another manuscript or if she's available and interested. If so, maybe you guys can then negotiate, no pressure on either side of course. She's definitely the person I have in mind for editing my own manuscript when it's ready. I'm sure you'll get other referrals and then can pick the one you feel the best connection with whose skills you trust.
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Post by platedlizard on Jul 31, 2009 18:02:38 GMT -5
H! I registered just to comment on this! I think it's really exciting that you are thinking about writing a book, I think you and Laura both have incredible stories that need to be told, and you both are wonderful writers. HOWEVER you know nothing about publishing, and the world of publishing is full of scammers who take advantage of inexperienced authors. So you have to be very careful! Okay ~ I had the idea to set up a separate web space devoted to getting my No Longer Quivering story into print. I'm planning to include info. such as my need for an editor, agent, funds, etc. First of all, funds. You should not have to pay anything other then the needed postage to mail off your manuscripts to publishers. If any publisher or agent asks you to pay any kind of fee, don't walk away, RUN! They are scammers and your book will be horribly overpriced and almost no one will read it. Also watch out for 'traditional publishers' who may not charge a fee on the front end (when you sell the story), but who overprice the book and make it impossible to get it into bookstores so that you have to buy your own book in order to sell it... they are running the same scam, just charging you at a different point in the process. A real publisher will not charge you at any point and can get your book into bookstores easily without much effort from you. Since I write fiction I don't know as much about hiring an editor, most publishers for fiction prefer that the first professional editor to go over a manuscript is one of their own. However, this book is non-fiction so it's probably different. My suggestion is to check out the the non-fiction section Absolute Write (url below) and see what they say. I suggest you check out Absolute Write. They have a lot of good information about pretty much everything to do with writing and publishing. Particularly check out their Bewards and Background board. You'll also find a lot of stuff on time management, the mechanics of writing, as well a community of writers to egg you on. Other good resources are Agent Query. A good agent will help you get your the best deal possible from a publisher. A bad agent will take your money and run. A good agent will never ever charge a fee, they get commission on the sale instead. Any agent who charges an upfront fee does not have your best interests at heart! Preditors and Editors A good way to sort the wheat from the chaff! Agents, publishers, editors, etc all listed here. Writer Beware and its blog. Don't be fooled by the fact that it's part of the Science Fiction Writers Association, they do a lot of advocacy for writers of all stripes. Also for a bit of a laugh as well as a good insight into the publishing industry, Making Light's Slushkiller post. This should be a must read for any aspiring author. Good luck!
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Post by Vyckie D. Garrison on Aug 2, 2009 0:57:35 GMT -5
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